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Guelph Organic Conference highlights

Yesterday we thought it would be good to take a day-long break. We feel completely overwhelmed with all the amazing ideas and directions possible. The Guelph Organic Conference is the best show in the country for anyone interested in organics. You can buy seeds, food, make contacts, attend workshops, and generally have a great time with like minded people. The eco-writers workshop was very informative, the Urban Ag workshop was really interesting and many interesting people were met. Hello to new friends Mark from Newfoundland and Heather from Waterloo. We look forward to connecting with both of you. Volunteering with Rare Breeds Canada was also a great experience. The response to All Sorts Acre and the Urban Agriculture Survey was amazing. We had many people and organizations interested in what All Sorts Acre was all about. We met Karin from Little City Farm, from Kitchener/Waterloo (who are real inspirations to us), Liz from The Stop Community Food Centre , and Chris from The Greener Side both in Toronto.Tim was lucky enough to get a minute with  Margaret Webb, author of Apples to Oysters and Brewster Kneen from the Ram's Horn. We also reconnected with friends we had not seen in a while. Matt and April from Boreal Edge Farm came down from Thunder Bay and Martin who is helping set up a local food pavilion for the Drayton Fall Fair. Hello and Thank you to everyone who stopped by and offered encouragement. Finally some of Jennifer's artwork was shown at both the Friday dinner and all through the show. People really enjoyed it!